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Greek Daily News 12/06/2024

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ECONOMY

Greece anticipates moderate hiring from June to Sept. 2024, with a Net Employment Outlook of 10 points, ManpowerGroup’s latest survey reveals. In the country, 37% of surveyed employers foresee expanding their workforce, while 23% predict a decrease, and 37% anticipate no change.

BUSINESS

ION Chocolates, a company with a history of 94 years, announced the acquisition of 75% of Lavdas Confectionery, the biggest Greek manufacturer and distributor of sugar confectionery.

CULTURE

-The Ministry of Culture announced that the archaeological site of the Acropolis will remain closed on Wednesday from 12:00 to 17:00, due to the high temperatures.

-A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building a “unique and extremely interesting find” from Crete’s Minoan civilization, was discovered on a Cretan hilltop near the town of Kastelli.

TOURISM

-In Athens, punctual departures of aircraft concerned only 58.3% in late May with the corresponding figure for arrivals at 54.3%, Kathimerini reported.

-A significant increase of 90% was recorded in the number of Turks who visited Greece in 2023 compared to 2022. Turkey ranked third in the preferences of Greek tourists in the same period, Naftemporiki reported.

-Skopelos island in the Sporades has been crowned the top spot among the six most beautiful film locations in Greece, as per a survey by the French travel website generationvoyage.fr.